"Fine. As long as he doesn't start questioning me about," I pause. Ryan. "My friend."
"Was this person associated with the Alvarez family?" Givens pushes his way back into the conversation.
I turn to give him my full attention. "No. Absolutely not. He had absolutely nothing to do with any of this. He is not relevant to this investigation in any way and that is the last question I will answer about him. The only thing you will gain by asking more questions about him is making me more upset and less likely to talk." I try to will Givens into losing interest in Ryan.
"Why did he-"
"Why don't you tell him what happened that brought you back to Phoenix?" Ben
interrupts.
I stare at him a moment before I realize what he's really saying. He wants me to tell Givens that Ryan is dead so Givens
